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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK FOR YOUTH IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC


Box 9: The Seoul Action Plan – aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals


The Seoul Action Plan was created by participants at the Second Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting (APUFM) in Seoul, Republic of Korea, in 2017. It presents a set of action guidelines that includes seven goals and activities to be followed over the next 10 years. Through the Seoul Action Plan, the Republic of Korea is aiming to help achieve SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities by setting environmental policy goals for raising the quality of life of its urban citizens, providing forests and green infrastructure around cities, and building cities for a sustainable future.


The Plan has a total of eight goals: greener cities, cleaner cities, cooler cities, healthier cities, more inclusive cities, more biodiverse cities, wealthier cities and safer cities. For each goal, key actions, indicators and targets, key players, funding, timing, outcomes and links to the SDGs are described. The following shows the first goal of greener cities.


Who will do? Outcomes for greener cities


• The canopy cover of cities in the region has increased by at least 10 per cent


by 2027 (e.g. if a city currently has a 10 per cent cover, it would increase it to 11per cent)


• By 2027 the green space available per resident has increased by at least


10 per cent as compared to 2017 SDG 11


Funding


Source: APUFM 2017 Link: https://www.nzarb.org.nz/site/nzarb-demo/SEOUL%20ACTION%20PLAN.pdf


Action


UN agencies, national institutions, local stewardships, academies of science and universities, city governments; local authorities; non-governmental organisations and the private sector


• Getting information on and surveying the canopy and green space, considering


• Develope education/research programmes for assessing and monitoring ecosystem


various environmental factors


• Producing a periodic report on the State of Urban Forests in Asia and the Pacific


services


UN agencies (UN-HABITAT, FAO), Asia Developement Bank, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)


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